7 articles in this issue
Liberty Mncube,Nicholas Ngepah,Simon Roberts
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Paul Anderson,Fatima Fiandeiro,Keshav Choudhary
AbstractThe creation of ‘buying power’ through joint purchasing agreements is often seen as positive, with direct benefits for consumers in the form of lower prices. Even where joint purchasing agreements lead to the creation of a monopsonist, economic th... see more
Jason Aproskie,Sha’ista Goga
AbstractAdministrative penalties are imposed in South Africa for a specified set of prohibited practices. These are typically the most egregious anti-competitive acts, and therefore the main purpose of administrative penalties is to act as a deterrent, bo... see more
Simon Roberts,Catherine Corbett,Reena das Nair
AbstractWhen assessing whether a merger is likely to substantially prevent or lessen competition, the Competition Act, No. 89 of 1998, as amended, specifies that the Commission should assess the strength of competition by taking into account the degree of... see more
Richard Murgatroyd,Simon Baker
AbstractAlthough provisions prohibiting abuses of dominance through the setting of excessive prices have long been present under many competition jurisdictions, prohibitions have been seldom applied in practice. This is most likely due to the profound con... see more
Nicola Theron,Johann van Eeden
AbstractThe concept of a two-sided market has received increased attention in the academic literature of late. In this paper we argue that the market for call termination is an example of a two-sided market. We apply the concepts of a two-sided terminatio... see more
Genna Robb,Avias Ngwenya
AbstractThere has been considerable debate internationally around the relative advantages and disadvantages of structural and behavioural remedies. In mergers which raise competition concerns, prohibition or divestiture may prevent merger efficiencies fro... see more